User's Manual

CONTENTS
09/22/00
Preliminary 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................7
2. LX2400S SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................8
3. THEORY OF OPERATION..................................................................................................................................9
3.1 INTERFACE SIGNAL DEFINITION..................................................................................................................9
3.2 HOST SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INTERFACE DEFINITION.......................................................................10
3.2.1 Host Transmit Frame Format...........................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Host Receive Frame Format..............................................................................................................10
3.2.3 Hopping Status....................................................................................................................................10
3.2.4 In Range................................................................................................................................................11
3.2.5 RSSI.......................................................................................................................................................11
3.2.6 LX2400S Configuration Parameters and Commands..................................................................12
3.2.7 Data Rates............................................................................................................................................15
4. INTERFACING TO THE LX2400S...................................................................................................................18
4.1 OPERATING MODES...................................................................................................................................18
4.1.1 RECEIVE MODE.................................................................................................................................18
4.1.2 TRANSMIT MODE..............................................................................................................................18
4.1.3 CONFIGURATION MODE.................................................................................................................19
4.1.4 HOPPING MODE................................................................................................................................19
4.1.5 BEACON MODE..................................................................................................................................19
4.2 LX2400S GLOBAL TIMING PARAMETERS.................................................................................................20
4.3 LX2400S TRANSMIT MODE TIMING..........................................................................................................20
4.4 LX2400S CONFIGUATION MODE TIMING.................................................................................................21
4.5 LX2400S HOPPING AND BEACON TIMING.................................................................................................21
5. MECHANICAL OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................23
5.1 TRANSCEIVER.................................................................................................................................................23
5.2 ANTENNA.......................................................................................................................................................23
6. ORDERING INFORMATION.............................................................................................................................24
6.1 PRODUCT PART NUMBERS...........................................................................................................................24
6.2 DEVELOPER KIT PART NUMBERS..............................................................................................................24
TABLES
Table 1 – Connector J1 Pin Definitions......................................................................................................................9
Table 2 – Configuration Parameters.........................................................................................................................12
Table 3 – Baud Rate/Timeout......................................................................................................................................13
Table 4 – Global Timing Parameters.........................................................................................................................20
Table 5 – Transmit Mode Timing...............................................................................................................................20
Table 6 – Configuration Mode Timing ......................................................................................................................21
Table 7 – Hopping and Beacon Timing......................................................................................................................22